Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Flacourtia indica

Uses

India (Garhwal Himalayas): fruit eaten raw. Malawi: fruit eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Burm. f.) Merr.
Vernaculars:: Malawi: Nthudza. English: Governor's plum

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Flacourtia indica fruit

Plant Classification Group:

Salicaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Malawi
Asia
- India
  - Garhwal Himalayas

Plant References:

GUPTA
MORRIS
VAUGHN

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